EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 2, 2017 National Park Service Selects New Operator for Everglades National Park New contract will expand and improve visitor services including a new restaurant and lodging at Flamingo HOMESTEAD, Fla – Get ready for new ways to experience Everglades National Park! On May 30, 2017, the National Park
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The SFNPT is having a Birthday… Here’s “15 Reasons to Celebrate”
June 2017 – The South Florida National Park Trust turns 15 this month and we’re celebrating with the top 15 reasons why your support for national parks matters. Lots of friends groups have been around for 15 years or longer, but few have as many reasons to celebrate as we do. The SFNPT has 150,000 reasons
Continue reading »“Every Kid in a Park” Volunteers Win National Park Service Award
May 2017 – Congratulations to Everglades National Park and the Every Kid in a Park volunteers who donated their time last year so the park could double the number of 4th-grade students who visit the park on field trips. With a committed corps of 25 volunteers, the park welcomed 6,807 local 4th-grade students to the Everglades
Continue reading »National Parks Deliver $313 Million Benefit to South Florida Economy
April 2017 – Need another reason to support your local national park? How about this: Your local national park supports you! National parks are huge economic engines and job generators, according to a new study released this month by the National Park Service. The study includes updated stats on how much economic activity parks contribute to
Continue reading »New Access Corridors for Boaters in Florida Bay
March 2017 – After years of planning and public input, Everglades National Park is implementing a new system of access corridors, aids to navigation and channel markers in Florida Bay with the support of the South Florida National Parks Trust and its donors. The project is part of a larger effort to implement key elements
Continue reading »Giving Back: Nature Photography from a Canoe
February 2017 – Here’s a great way to treat yourself, a friend or family member to some fine art nature photography AND support South Florida’s national parks. Buy a fine art print – framed or canvas – from South Florida photographer Constance Mier (Photography from a Canoe) and Constance will donate 20% of the purchase price
Continue reading »Rainer & Noel’s 9th Annual Family CAMP Event in Flamingo
January 2017 – Another year, another great Family CAMP overnight event in Everglades National Park! More than 230 people including a ton of kids joined us on the last weekend in January for the 9th annual Family CAMP weekend in Flamingo – an annual event that raises money for camping programs in the park. The
Continue reading »People who love Parks share their favorite National Park stories
January 2017 – The National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday in 2016. As part of the celebration, people who love parks shared stories about their favorite national parks, what they like to do there, and what those parks mean to them. A park can be a place, a state of mind, a memory or a moment
Continue reading »Park & Ride: The National Park Trolley is back for New Season
December 2016 – The City of Homestead’s National Park Trolley is back for another season, with free transportation linking downtown Homestead to two national parks — Biscayne and Everglades National Parks. The trolley runs every weekend from now through April 30. For complete details and a schedule of trolleys, visit the city of Homestead’s website.
Continue reading »Everglades National Park re-opens Joe Bay to Park Visitors
December 2016 – Looking for a new place to fish in Everglades National Park? Check out remote Joe Bay in the northeast corner of Florida Bay. The park has re-opened the bay to no-motor boating and catch-and-release fishing after a closure of 30+ years to protect crocodiles. The good news: The crocs are doing better, to
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